Hanger-rack.



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II'v A. SMITH.

HANGER RACK. APPLICATION FILEIJ IuIIE 4.' 19u.

Patented. Apr. 30, 1918.

mvamtoz WILLIHIYI H SMITH I @Noz mug nin WILLAM ADAMs SMITH, or Kr-nes'ronv7 ONTARIO, CANADA.`

. 'HANGER-RACK.

'Sp'ecication of Letterslatent. Patemgd App, 3U, 19t@ Appncation mea June 4f, 1917. serial No. war/o7.

To all whom t may concern: Y

Be it known that l, WILLIAM A. SMITH, a subject of the King of England, residing at Kingston, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hanger- Backs, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved hanger rack, and has for its primary object Vto provide a fold-ing rack which can be easily and quickly applied to a tent pole or removed therefrom, and .mayv be conveniently employed for supporting articles of clothing or other equipment. j

lt is another and more particular object of the invention to provide a device of this character, consisting of a plurality of foldable hanger bars, andmeans for retaining said bars in operative relation. `to each other in their applied position on the tent pole.

lt is also an additional object of the invention to provide a dev-ice for the above purpose, which is simple and inexpensive in its construction, as well as strong and, durable, and may be very `compactly folded so that it willoccupy but little space in shipment. l j v W'ith the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel ,features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter `more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure l is a plan view showing one embodiment of my improved `hanger rack applied to a tent pole;

Fig. 2 is a section of Fig. l;

Fig. 3

taken on the line 2-2 folded Fig. 4 is a plan view showing` a slightly modified construction of the rack; and

Fig. 5 is a similar view illustrating a further modification of the device.

Referring in detail to the drawing and moreparticularly to Figs. l, 2' and 3 thereof, 5 designates a plurality of hanger bars which may be of either wood or metal, said bars being arranged in pairs and in spaced relation to each other. The Vspaced bars inone pair are permanently pivoted to one of the bars in the other pair by means of the bolts 6, said pivot bolts being located in spaced relation tothe ends of the bars. One

is a perspective view of the rack l of the bars in said first named pair is also permanently pivoted to the other bar of the second pair by means of the bolts 6. The other of the first named bars is adapted to be removably connected to the other bar in the latter pair by meansof the bolt 7, upon y which a nut 8 may be detachably threaded or, if desired, this bolt may be provided with a transverse opening to receive the hasp of a padlock. It will thus be seen from this construction that the bars 5 in each pair may be disposed in parallel relation to each other and in intersecting relation to the bars in the other pair, said bars being disposed upon relatively opposite sides of a tent pole, indicated at T, in tangential relation thereto.

The members 9 which may be either of wood or metal, are driven upwardly between the inner sides of the bars 5 in one pair and the opposed sides of the tent pole, so as `to exert a wedging clamping'action upon the pole and the hanger bars and thus retain the latter in their proper adjusted positions upon the pole. The ends of the several `hanger bars projecting beyond the pivots 6, "6 :and

the bolt, afford means to receive .garments or other articles. lf desired, the wedge members 9 may be connected to the bars 5 in `one pair by means of short chains indicated at 10, so that the possibility of loss of these wedge members will be obviated.

ln Fig. 4T of the drawing, l have illus trated `a modified 'construction of the device,

'wherein three of the bars 5 are provided,

two of which arepermanently connected to each other by a suitable pivot and one of said bars being permanently connected to 1 the remaining bar in spaced relation to its end by a similar pivot. 7 designates the removable boltwhich connects Ithe latter bar to the other of the first named bars. ln the application of this device to the tent pole, the bars are movedrelative to each other and arranged in the form of a triangle with their inner edges engaged with the periphery of the pole. In this construction, I have indicated a collar C on the tent pole, upon 'which the inner edges of the several bars 5 rest and by which said hanger-bars are supported. This collar or sleeve may be the connecting member between sections of the poles. Tt is manifest, however, that if desired, the removable wedges above referred to can be used in connection with this form of the invention.

ln Fig. 5, I have shown another modified looV construction Wherein only tivo bars 5a are provided, which are adapted to be arranged upon relatively opposite sides of the pole and are provided with angular lugs l1. The lug on each bar projects tovvard the other 0f the bars, said latter bar having an opening formed therein to receive a screw 12 adapted to be threaded into the lug, whereby the bars may be drawn into tight clamping engage ment against the pole.

In the form of the device as above described, it will be appreciated that the hanger rack can be very easily and quickly applied Vto the tent pole or removed therefrom, and when removed, the several parts of the hanger may be compactly-folded so that they Will occupy but little space in vpacking for shipment. lt Will thus be seen that I have provided a hanger which is admira-bly adapted ter army use, as it may be very easily and quickly applied or removed from the tent pole. The device is also strong and durable and affords aV very serviceable supporting means for clothes or camp equipment. The rack can, of course, be made in various sizes and any desired number of the racks can be applied to the pole.

While I have herein shownand described the preferred construction and arrangement of the several elements et the device, it is to be understood that the same are susceptible of considerable modification and l, therefore, reserve the privilege of adopting all such legitimate changes` as may be fairly embodied Within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

It desired, suitable hanger hooks or nails may be secured to each oi the bars 5 as additional suspending means for garments or other articles. e

Having thus fully described my invention, what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent is:

l 1. A hanger rack consisting of a pluralit of pivotally connectedbars adapted to be arranged in intersecting relation With their ends `projecting divergently beyond the YCopies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each,

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and removable means insertible between cerpoints oit intersection, removable means to be engaged with certain of the bars at their point of intersection whereby the bars are held against relative pivotal movement, and means for sustaining said bars in contiguous tangential relation to a support.

2. A hanger rack consisting of a plmfality of bars connected for folding movement upon each other, said bars being adapted for arrangement in intersecting relation, means for removable engagement with certain oit said bars to hold the same in intersecting relation against relative movement, and means to coact with certain of the bars to retain the several bars in contiguous tangential relation to a support.

A hanger rack consisting of a plurality of bars pivotally connected lor folding movement upon each other, said bars being adapted to be arranged in intersecting relation and tangentially positioned with respect to a supporting pole, means for holding the bars in such position against relative pivotal movement, and means attached to cert-ain of the bars and adapted to be inserted between said bars and the pole to detachably secure the hanger rack in its adjusted position upon the pole.

L1-. A hanger rack consisting of a plurality ot-bars pivotally connected to each other for relative movement, said bars being adapted to be arranged in intersecting pairs, the bars in each pair being disposed in spaced relation and adapted to be disposed upon opposite sides of a tent pole, means for holding said bars against relative pivotal movement, tain of the bars and the opposite sides of the pole to detachably clamp the hanger rack in place against bodily shifting movement with respect to the tent pole.

In testimony whereof l hereunto atlix my signature in the presence of tivo Witnesses.

WILLL/llrl ADAMS ShillTH. Witnesses:

M. J. SMITH, A. J. BnA'rTrn.

by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, 

